A somewhat melodramatic but timely warning about the extreme pressures on the civil justice system in these challenging times, as reported in the latest Solicitors Journal online - but with 23,732 cases reportedly adjourned because of covid-19 by 11 June, you can see his point... ADR including online mediation is likely to become part of the "new normal".
A backlog of civil cases, ineffective IT and covid-19-related claims will trigger a “tsunami” of litigation in the civil justice system, a report warns.“Without alternative dispute resolution (ADR) firmly in the centre of the civil justice system and managed online the civil courts will be overwhelmed”, warned Tony Guise, a long-time campaigner for civil justice reform and author of the white paper.
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